W&L Football Picked Second in ODAC Preseason Poll

Aug 07, 2007

SALEM, Va. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference hosted its
annual football media day on Tuesday afternoon at the Salem Civic
Center. Washington and Lee was picked to finish second in the
league's preseason coaches poll, which was unveiled at the
event.

Bridgewater was selected as the top team after receiving 45
points and five first-place votes. The Generals received two
first-place votes and 42 points and were followed by Guilford (33),
Emory & Henry (28), Hampden-Sydney (26), Catholic (13) and
Randolph-Macon (9).

Washington and Lee ended Bridgewater's run of five-straight
conference titles last season, when it claimed its first ODAC
Championship since 1985. The Generals went 7-4 overall and 5-1 in
league play, earning a bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament for
the first time in program history. W&L returns 15 starters and
31 letterwinners from last season's team. Included in that total
are nine defensive starters, including the team's top five tacklers
from a year ago.

Snoddy earned First Team All-ODAC honors and was named the
Roanoke Times Virginia Division II-III Defensive Player of the Year
and runner-up for the Dudley Award (Virginia Division II-III Player
of the Year) following a tremendous junior campaign. Snoddy ranked
sixth nationally with nine interceptions and set the school's
career interception record (17) in the process.

Fulk, a hybrid linebacker/defensive end, was named First Team
All-ODAC and the Virginia Division II-III Defensive Lineman of the
Year by the Touchdown Club of Richmond. He totaled 72 tackles,
including a team-high 14.5 tackles for a loss, to go along with 6.0
sacks.

Martin, a preseason All-America selection, completed the 2006
season with 32 catches for 583 yards and nine touchdowns. He
tallied 70 passes for a school-record 1,353 yards and a
school-record 15 receiving touchdowns as a sophomore when he
finished second in Division III in receiving yards per game. He
enters his senior campaign with 111 catches for 2,060 yards and 25
touchdowns. He needs 51 catches and 253 yards to become W&L's
all-time leader for catches and yards. He has an 18.6 career yard
per catch average, also among the best all-time.

Varner was the ODAC Rookie of the Year a season ago when he
completed 61.0 percent of his passes for 1,101 yards and eight
touchdowns. Had he played in enough games to qualify for the ODAC
stats, Varner would have ranked second in the conference in passing
efficiency.

Washington and Lee opens its 2007 season on September 8 when it
hosts Franklin & Marshall for a 1:00 pm contest.